Mehbooba Mufti tweeted today saying that illegal detention has become GOI’s favorite method.
Srinagar:
The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, said today that the authorities had “detained her once again” inside her residence in Srinagar. The president of the Popular Democratic Party tweeted videos of her demanding that the doors of her home facilities be opened so she can venture out.
“Illegal detention has become the Government of India’s favorite method of gagging any form of opposition. I was detained once again because I wanted to visit Budgam, where hundreds of families were evicted from their homes,” he tweeted today.
“GOI wants to continue to inflict oppression and zulm on the people of J&K without being asked questions,” he tweeted along with the videos.
Illegal detention has become the Goi’s favorite method of muzzling any form of opposition. I was detained once again because I wanted to visit Budgam, where hundreds of families were evicted from their homes. pic.twitter.com/HFQHJHPAzQ
– Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 8, 2020
Interestingly, the videos he posted showed the door locked from inside the premise. Ms Mufti can be heard calling for someone on the other side to open it, even as she talks to a handful of other aides and security personnel within the complex.
Knocking on the door, he is heard saying: “Open the doors, I have to go out … Please show me the papers. Under what law have you detained me?” There is no answer to your queries, following the videos.
“Later the lieutenant governor and others will say we didn’t stop her … what kind of joke is this,” he is heard saying.
It was only on October 13 that the Jammu and Kashmir administration reversed the detention of the former chief minister after more than 14 months since the Center revoked the former state’s special status on August 5, 2019.
After his release, his party formed an alliance with other Kashmiri political teams, including the National Conference and Congress, to oppose the loss of the state’s special status and form a stronger alliance against the BJP-led central government.
Over the past two days, authorities in several states have reportedly placed restrictions on the movement of leaders such as former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. This is happening at a time when farmers have been protesting some central agricultural ordinances. In Kejriwal’s case, however, the police have denied imposing any restrictions.
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